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| Jack Kirby |
Forever People v1 #1, 1971 - Part of Jack Kirby's Fourth World saga, a group of young heroes from Super Town burst onto the scene. Beautiful Dreamer, Big Bear, Mark Moonrider, Serifan and Vykin make their debuts on the cover, followed by a desperately curious Superman. The artist overall does an admirable job, but like other DC titles the artwork loses it potency due to sub-par inking. Fine details are washed over in many pages, especially in backgrounds and character faces. Still, Kirby's storytelling on this first issue remains largely intact. Although he had a cameo in Jimmy Olsen #134, Darkseid makes his first full appearance in this issue. This is 1 of 11 Forever People issues by Kirby. /// key 1st appearance, 1st cover Forever People, 1st full appearance Darkseid, 1st issue - - - - - - - - - -
Kirby cover pencils (Vince Colletta inks) = ***
"In Search of a Dream" Kirby story pencils (Vince Colletta inks) 24 pages = **
Kirby cover pencils (Vince Colletta inks) = ***
"In Search of a Dream" Kirby story pencils (Vince Colletta inks) 24 pages = **
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| Jack Kirby / 1st Darkseid |
Forever People #1 - Jack Kirby art & cover + 1st Darkseid
Reviewed by Ted F
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Reviewed by Ted F
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One of the nicest covers in the history of comics.
That Kirby produced this cover, and the one to NEW GODS # 1 in the same month, at the beginning of his run was one heck of an introduction to his work.
Kirby's 1970-1975 work for DC ROCKS!
JIMMY OLSEN, FOREVER PEOPLE, NEW GODS, MISTER MIRACLE, DAYS OF THE MOB, SPIRIT WORLD, WEIRD MYSTERY 1-3, DARK MANSION 6, THE DEMON, KAMANDI, O.M.A.C, THE LOSERS, FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL, SANDMAN, JUSTICE INC., and a few Simon & Kirby reprints in BOY COMMANDOS, BACK MAGIC, HOUSE OF MYSTERY and elsewhere.
Kirby was incredibly prolific, with a high ratio of great material in these years.
LOL, sub-par is definitely what we would have seen had there been a different inker. Colletta smoothed out Kirby's distorted and sometimes grotesque images. Vince was a versatile inker, using a much bolder technique than he employed in the THOR books. His use of white out over the windshield inks is classic-Vinnie. The last panel is a classic Kirby abstraction.
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